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Township of Montclair, NJ
Essex County
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New Laws (1) Index Notes (2)
The following principal uses are permitted in the OR-4 Three-Story Apartment and Office Building Zone:
A. 
Uses permitted in the R-4 Three-Story Apartment Zone.
B. 
Business and professional office buildings as permitted in the OR-3 Zone.
C. 
Senior citizen housing, subject to the requirements for multifamily housing.
[Added 5-26-1998 by Ord. No. 98-17]
[Amended 12-22-1981 by Ord. No. 81-59]
The following conditional uses may be permitted in the OR-4 Three-Story Apartment and Office Building Zone:
A. 
Same as in the R-3 Garden Group Zone.
B. 
Residential use mixed with business offices and professional offices, as described in § 347-59B, subject to the following conditions:
(1) 
Building facades and front yard areas shall have a residential appearance.
(2) 
Residential uses shall not be permitted on the first floor, and all regular and emergency accessways to residential uses shall be enclosed within the exterior walls of the building.
(3) 
Off-street parking shall be equal to that required for either the residential or the nonresidential use, whichever is greater, as specified in § 347-101 of this chapter.
C. 
Assisted-living facilities, permitted as a principal use, subject to the following conditions:
[Added 5-26-1998 by Ord. No. 98-17]
(1) 
The maximum density shall be 32 units per acre.
(2) 
Off-street parking shall be provided pursuant to § 347-101.
(3) 
Site plan approval shall be required.
(4) 
Maximum height and number of stories.
[Amended 4-25-2006 by Ord. No. 06-17]
(a) 
The maximum height shall be 42 feet.
(b) 
Maximum number of stories: four.
(5) 
The setback-to-height ratio for the front and rear yards shall be no less than one to one. The minimum side yard setbacks shall be equal to 1/2 the building height.
(6) 
The applicant shall provide evidence of a license issued by the New Jersey State Department of Health pursuant to N.J.A.C. 8:36-1 through 8:36-16.
(7) 
The maximum impervious surface coverage shall be 70%.
(8) 
The maximum building coverage shall be 30%.
The following accessory uses are permitted in the OR-4 Three-Story Apartment and Office Building Zone:
A. 
Same as in the OR-3 Apartment and Office Building Zone.
Lot size requirements shall be the same as in-the OR-3 Zone, except that for new three-story office buildings, minimum lot frontage shall be 150 feet and minimum lot size 15,000 square feet.
[Added 4-19-1988 by Ord. No. 88-16]
Impervious surfaces shall not exceed 70% of the lot area.
Height and setback of principal structures shall be the same as for the OR-3 Zone, except that:
A. 
Maximum height and number of stories.
[Amended 9-22-1987 by Ord. No. 87-54; 4-25-2006 by Ord. No. 06-17]
(1) 
Maximum height is 42 feet.
(2) 
Maximum number of stories: three.
B. 
Lot coverage shall be a maximum of 40%.
C. 
Where there is more than one building on a site and such buildings are more than two stories in height, the minimum distance between buildings shall be 35 feet.
Height and setback of accessory structures and parking areas and driveways shall be the same as for the OR-3 Zone.